Sao Paulo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$1842
🏠 One person rent	$496	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$940
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	89
😀 Quality of life	69	74
🏙️ Population	11.5M	13.9M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 63% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5192nd and 7452nd ($1052 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 4142nd and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tianjin

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	Sao Paulo	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.6	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$57
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$18657

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573